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Match No. 786 vs. Netherlands Match No. 788 vs. Paraguay Match Results

 

England National Football Team Match No. 787

Wednesday, 27 March 2002

England 1 Italy 2 [0-0]

Match Summary and Report

 

Match Summary
Status: International friendly match.
Venue: Elland Road, Leeds, capacity 40,296.
Attendance: 36,635.
Goals: England - Robbie Fowler, 62nd min.
Italy - Vincenzo Montella, 67th min.
Italy - Vincenzo Montella, 92nd+ min. penalty.
Cautions: England - Emile Heskey, first half.
Italy - Alessandro Nesta,
England - David James, 91st+ min., unsporting behaviour.
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(yellow)		 Referee - Herbert Fandel, 37 (09-May-1964), Germany, FIFA-listed 1998.
Assistant referee - Harry Ehing, 37 (24-Jun-1964), & Jan-Handrik Salver, 33 (01-Mar-1969), Germany.
Fourth official - Christopher Foy, England
Conditions: Kickoff at 8:00 p.m. GMT.
Miscellany: A minute's silence was observed before kickoff in memory of Kenneth Wolstenholme, the BBC commentator for England's World Cup 1966 victory against West Germany who died the day before the match.
Statistics:

Type

England

Italy
Goal Attempts - -
Attempts on Target - -
Hit Bar/Post - -
Corner Kicks Won - -
Offside Calls Against - -
Fouls Conceded - -
Time of Possession - -
Statistics:

-

England Team
Ranking:

11th in FIFA ranking of 20 March 2002; 7th in Elo world ranking before this match and 7th after this match.

Colours: Red shirts, white shorts, red stockings.  The 2002 "away" uniform.
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson, 54, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 
12th match, W 7 - D 3 - L 2 - F 26 - A 11.
Captain: David Beckham, 13th captaincy.  When Beckham was taken off at half-time, Robbie Fowler took the captain's armband.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Martyn, A. Nigel, sub off 46th min. 11-Aug-1966 35 G

Leeds United AFC

 21 0 1992-2002
2-Mills, Daniel J., sub off 46th min. 18-May-1977 24 D Leeds United AFC 4 0 2001-active
3-Bridge, Wayne M., sub off 85th min. 05-Aug-1980 21 D Southampton FC 2 0 2001-active
4-Butt, Nicholas, sub off 46th min. 21-Jan-1975 27 M

Manchester United FC

 17 0 1997-active
5-Southgate, Gareth, sub off 46th min. 03-Sep-1970 31 D

Middlesbrough FC

 46 1 1995-active
6-Campbell, Sulzeer J., sub off 46th min. 18-Sep-1974 27 D Arsenal FC 44 0 1996-active
7-Beckham, David R.J., sub off 46th min. 02-May-1975 26 M

Manchester United FC

 49 6 1996-active
8-Lampard, Frank J., sub off 46th min. 20-Jun-1978 23 M Chelsea FC 6 0 1999-active
9-Heskey, Emile W.I., sub off 46th min. 11-Jan-1978 24 F

Liverpool FC

 22 3 1999-active
10-Owen, Michael J., sub off 46th min. 14-Dec-1979 22 F Liverpool FC 33 14 1998-active
11-Sinclair, Trevor L., sub off 70th min. 02-Mar-1973 29 M West Ham United FC 2 0 2001-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
13-James, David B., sub on 46th min. for Martyn 01-Aug-1970 31 G West Ham United FC 7 0 1997-active
14-Neville, Philip, sub on 46th min. for Mills 21-Jan-1977 25 D Manchester United FC 36 0 1996-active
16-King, Ledley B., sub on 46th min. for Campbell 12-Oct-1980 21 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 0 2002-active
15-Ehiogu, Ugochuku, sub on 46th min. for Southgate 03-Nov-1972 29 D

Middlesbrough FC

 4 1 1996-active
23-Murphy, Daniel B., sub on 46th min. for Beckham 18-Mar-1977 25 M Liverpool FC 2 0 2001-active
19-Cole, Joseph J., sub on 46th min. for Lampard 08-Nov-1981 20 M West Ham United FC 3 0 2001-active
18-Hargreaves, Owen L., sub on 46th min. for Butt 20-Jan-1981 21 M FC Bayern München AG, Germany 3 0 2001-active
21-Vassell, Darius, sub on 46th min. for Heskey 13-Jun-1980 21 F Aston Villa FC 2 1 2001-active
20- Fowler, Robert B., sub on 46th min. for Owen 09-Apr-1975 26 F

Leeds United AFC

 23 6 1996-active
17-Sheringham, Edward P., sub on 70th min. for Sinclair 02-Apr-1966 35 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 44 11 1993-2002
12-Neville, Gary A., sub on 85th min. for Bridge 18-Feb-1975 27 D Manchester United FC 51 0 1995-active
Formation:

4-4-2
Martyn (James) -
Mills (P Neville), Southgate (Ehiogu), Campbell (King), Bridge (G Neville) -
Beckham (Murphy), Lampard (Hargreaves), Butt (Cole), Sinclair (Sheringham) -
Owen (Fowler), Heskey (Vassell).
Substitutes
Not Used:		 22-Richard Wright.

Italy Team
Ranking:

4th in FIFA ranking of 20 March 2002; 2nd in Elo world ranking before this match and 2nd after this match.

Colours: Blue shirts, blue shorts, blue socks; made by Kappa.
Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni, 63, appointed 7 July 2000, 
15th match, W 11 - D 3 - L 1 - F 24 - A 7.
Captain: Fabio Cannavaro.

Italy Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Buffon, Gianluigi 28-Jan-1978 24 G

Juventus FC

 24 0 1997-active
2-Panucci, Christian, sub off 75th min. 12-Apr-1973 28 M AS Roma 22 1 1994-2004
3-Materazzi, Marco, sub off 56th min. 19-Aug-1973 28 D Internazionale Milano FC 6 0 2001-active
4-Zanetti, Cristiano, sub off 56th min. 14-Apr-1977 24 M

Internazionale Milano FC

 3 0 2001-2004
5-Nesta, Alessandro 19-Mar-1976 26 D SS Lazio 41 0 1996-2004
6-Cannavaro, Fabio 13-Sep-1973 28 D Parma AC 56 0 1997-active
7-Zambrotta, Gianluca 19-Feb-1977 25 M

Juventus FC

 21 0 1995-2004
8-Di Biagio, Luigi, sub off 56th min. 06-Mar-1971 31 M Internazionale Milano FC 24 2 1998-2002
9-Delvecchio, Marco, sub off 75th min. 07-Apr-1973 28 F

AS Roma

 15 3 1998-2004
10-Totti, Francesco, sub off 46th min. 29-Sep-1976 25 M AS Roma 29 5 1998-active
11-Doni, Cristiano, sub off 75th min. 01-Apr-1973 28 M Atalanta BC 3 1 -active

Italy Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
20- Montella, Vincenzo, sub on 46th min. for Totti 16-Jun-1974 27 F

AS Roma

 12 3 -active
14-Iuliano, Mark, sub on 56th min. for Materazzi 08-Dec-1973 28 D Juventus FC 15 0 1998-2002
18-Albertini, Demetrio, sub on 56th min. for Zanetti 23-Aug-1971 30 M Milan AC 79 2 1991-2002
19-Gattuso, Gennaro I., sub on 56th min. for Di Biagio 09-Jan-1978 24 M

Milan AC

 11 1 2000-active
16-Coco, Francesco, sub on 75th min. for Panucci 08-Jan-1977 25 M FC Barcelona, Spain 12 0 2000-2002
17-Tommasi, Damiano, sub on 75th min. for Doni 17-May-1974 27 M AS Roma 12 1 1998-2003
23-Maccarone, Massimo, sub on 75th min. for Delvicchio 06-Sep-1979 22 F Empoli FC 1 0 2002-active
15-Adani, Daniele, sub on 81st min. for Nesta 10-Jul-1974 27 D AC Fiorentina 2 0 -active
Formation: 4-4-1-1
Buffon -
Cannavaro, Nesta (Adani), Materazzi (Iuliano), Panucci (Coco) -
Zambrotta, Di Biagio (Gattuso), Zanetti (Albertini), Doni (Tommasi) -
Totti (Montella) -
Delvecchio (Maccarone).
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Francesco Toldo, 13-Gianluca Pessotto, 21-Angelo Di Livio.

Match Report

 

 

 

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